About The Consumer Law Office of Steve Hofer

Steve Hofer has been practicing consumer law in Indiana for more than 20 years. He is a former Indiana State Chairperson of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, a national organization of attorneys striving for fairness in the consumer marketplace. Contact me by phone at 317-662-4529 or via email at hoferlawindyATgmail.com. You can also leave a message through my website at www.hoferlawindy.com.

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Have you been sued by Quality Leasing or QL Titling Trust?

 I have recently been made aware, that Quality Leasing and QL Titling Trust have been filing a number of lawsuits in Marion County Indiana. I haven't gone through all of these lawsuits, but I suspect most of them are attributable to the bankruptcy of Celadon Trucking in Late 2019.  

Owner operators were really in dire circumstances when Celadon abruptly declared bankruptcy. Many drivers were across the country from their home base suddenly facing the probability that they would not be paid for their trip and with cargo that could not be delivered, but could not be indefinitely kept on board a stranded truck.  

Truckers were left with leases with Quality Leasing that said they could only drive for Celadon, but they couldn't drive for Celadon. Many went into default.  Now many of the drivers are being sued by Quality Leasing.  If you are sued by Quality Leasing, please give us a call at 317-662-4529.  Our goal, quite frankly, is to combine the defenses of several similar cases to either settle the cases or make it economical to defend them all the way to trial.  

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Have you been sued by Kinetic Advantage?

 Kinetic Advantage is a new automotive floorplan lender located in Hamilton County Indiana. The company was formed by former executives at DSC, a company which evolved into Nextgear Capital.  I suspect once they build their business, they will end up suing dealers in Indiana. When they do, we'll be ready to represent the defendants.  https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/altamont-capital-partners-invests-in-kinetic-advantage-301210030.html

Monday, May 3, 2021

A free alternative to Home Title Lock?

 Back in 2018, I made a blog post about Home Title Lock, a company I had heard about on Sirius/XM radio. The gist of my post is that based on my experience, I thought the company was exaggerating the problem of fraudulent deed recordings.  Since then, I've been contacted by a couple of reporters who were investigating the company. I haven't seen any news stories about the company arising out of those interview.  Since I have no statistics, I can only talk about my personal observations.  

I just saw that my home county (Marion County, Indiana) has introduced a free service to alert homeowners of any transactions involving their properties. Apparently other counties are offering the same services.   https://pfa.fidlar.com/INMarion/